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Polehanki, Dayna (D)
State Senator District 7
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POLITICAL CAREER
Sen. Polehanki was elected to the Senate in November 2018 when she defeated former Rep. Laura COX in the general election. Polehanki secured 50.5 percent of the vote in the general election.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Sen. Polehanki has taught high school English for the past 16 years. Her school named her 2018 Teacher of the Year. She has held a leadership position in her local teachers union advocating on behalf of students and teachers. As a small business owner of a film and television casting company based in Livonia, Polehanki has put Michigan actors to work for 10 years.
To read MIRS biography of Sen. Polehanki, click here.
EDUCATION
Polehanki graduated Magna Cum Laude with a bachelor's degree in psychology from Central Michigan University, earned teacher certification and a second major in English from Alma College, obtained a master's degree in teaching from Marygrove College, and earned school administrator certification from the Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals.
PERSONAL
Polehanki is married to Jim WALKUP, a supervisor at Ford Motor Company - Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, and has three step-children.
LEAD STAFF PERSON:
Dan CentersCell Phone: 734-645-0603
DCenters@senate.michigan.gov
Additional Information
Victory To Chair Senate Judiciary; Bumstead To Co-Chair JCAR (01-13-2021)
Ban On Concealed Carry Brought Back Up; SML Shoots It Down (01-13-2021)
Wayne County Without GOP Legislator For First Time Since Party's Founding (01-08-2021)
Senators Would Allow Expungement For First DUIs (12-09-2020)
Berman: Longer Hours For Bars Might Actually Be Safer (11-13-2020)
Should Board Of Ed Members Be Selected By Geographic Region? (11-12-2020)
Capitol Commission Meeting Postponed to Nov. 16 (11-09-2020)
Landfill Hit With Attorney General Suit For Not Fixing Environmental Issues (10-23-2020)
Shirkey Supports Banning Open Carry In The Gallery (10-23-2020)
Trump Says Whitmer Wants To Be A 'Dictator' (10-15-2020)
Capitol Commission Won't Meet Till Nov. 9 (10-09-2020)
Cap Commission, Shirkey Punt Guns-In-Capitol Debate Back To Each Other (10-08-2020)
Bipartisan Group Of Senators Offer Dyslexia, Child Literacy Strategy (10-06-2020)
Polehanki, Bayer Will Introduce Capitol Gun Ban Bills (09-29-2020)
Senate Passes Return To School Plan In Rare Saturday Session (08-15-2020)
Dems Looking To Spike Standardized Testing In '20-'21 (07-17-2020)
Polehanki Called a 'Bomb Thrower' Amidst Heated Talk on Standardized Testing (07-15-2020)
Whitmer Says Play Ball . . . But No Fans Allowed; More COVID-19 News (06-25-2020)
Senate Votes To Separate COVID Patients -- But? (06-24-2020)
Gov's COVID-19 Nursing Home Policy Denounced By Senate (06-18-2020)
African American History Push Stalls E.O. Cover Bill In Senate (06-09-2020)
Gov's 32-Member School Advisory Council Meets Friday (06-03-2020)
72% Of Public School Students Can Access Internet For At-Home Learning (06-02-2020)
Shirkey Calls For Those Brandishing Weapons Arrested (05-12-2020)
Emergency Health Care Immunity Extended Under Senate Passed Bill (05-07-2020)
Attorney: Legislature In Charge Of Allowing Guns In Capitol (05-05-2020)
Chatfield Not Interested In Changing Rules On Guns, Signs (05-04-2020)
Senate GOP 'Worked Closely' On School Order; Dem-Led State Ed Board Didn't (04-02-2020)
Decision On Schools Coming 'Within Next Couple Weeks' (03-26-2020)
Nesbitt To Chair Advice And Consent (03-12-2020)
Senate Passes Alternative Special Education Teachers Bill (03-11-2020)
Panel Takes Up Latest Attempt To Regulate Vaping (02-25-2020)
Military Surplus Registration Package Sputters Out Of Senate (02-18-2020)
Senate Dems Go After Incidental SAF Cuts (02-18-2020)
Bill Would Put Alternatively Certified Teachers In Special Ed. Class (02-11-2020)
Ban On Concealed Carry Brought Back Up; SML Shoots It Down (01-13-2021)
Wayne County Without GOP Legislator For First Time Since Party's Founding (01-08-2021)
Senators Would Allow Expungement For First DUIs (12-09-2020)
Berman: Longer Hours For Bars Might Actually Be Safer (11-13-2020)
Should Board Of Ed Members Be Selected By Geographic Region? (11-12-2020)
Capitol Commission Meeting Postponed to Nov. 16 (11-09-2020)
Landfill Hit With Attorney General Suit For Not Fixing Environmental Issues (10-23-2020)
Shirkey Supports Banning Open Carry In The Gallery (10-23-2020)
Trump Says Whitmer Wants To Be A 'Dictator' (10-15-2020)
Capitol Commission Won't Meet Till Nov. 9 (10-09-2020)
Cap Commission, Shirkey Punt Guns-In-Capitol Debate Back To Each Other (10-08-2020)
Bipartisan Group Of Senators Offer Dyslexia, Child Literacy Strategy (10-06-2020)
Polehanki, Bayer Will Introduce Capitol Gun Ban Bills (09-29-2020)
Senate Passes Return To School Plan In Rare Saturday Session (08-15-2020)
Dems Looking To Spike Standardized Testing In '20-'21 (07-17-2020)
Polehanki Called a 'Bomb Thrower' Amidst Heated Talk on Standardized Testing (07-15-2020)
Whitmer Says Play Ball . . . But No Fans Allowed; More COVID-19 News (06-25-2020)
Senate Votes To Separate COVID Patients -- But? (06-24-2020)
Gov's COVID-19 Nursing Home Policy Denounced By Senate (06-18-2020)
African American History Push Stalls E.O. Cover Bill In Senate (06-09-2020)
Gov's 32-Member School Advisory Council Meets Friday (06-03-2020)
72% Of Public School Students Can Access Internet For At-Home Learning (06-02-2020)
Shirkey Calls For Those Brandishing Weapons Arrested (05-12-2020)
Emergency Health Care Immunity Extended Under Senate Passed Bill (05-07-2020)
Attorney: Legislature In Charge Of Allowing Guns In Capitol (05-05-2020)
Chatfield Not Interested In Changing Rules On Guns, Signs (05-04-2020)
Senate GOP 'Worked Closely' On School Order; Dem-Led State Ed Board Didn't (04-02-2020)
Decision On Schools Coming 'Within Next Couple Weeks' (03-26-2020)
Nesbitt To Chair Advice And Consent (03-12-2020)
Senate Passes Alternative Special Education Teachers Bill (03-11-2020)
Panel Takes Up Latest Attempt To Regulate Vaping (02-25-2020)
Military Surplus Registration Package Sputters Out Of Senate (02-18-2020)
Senate Dems Go After Incidental SAF Cuts (02-18-2020)
Bill Would Put Alternatively Certified Teachers In Special Ed. Class (02-11-2020)
Statewide Headlines
Michigan activates National Guard to help with security at its Capitol in Lansing*Anger in states over pace of COVID-19 vaccine allotments
Rich Baird resigns from Eastern Michigan University post after Flint water charges
Congressman Meijer talks armed guards, body armor in wake of U.S Capitol attack
Coronavirus deaths during Michigan's current surge now exceed death toll in spring*
